readx;?readx; Chapter 573 Returning to the West and Hunting to the East

Things went very smoothly, and the Qi ** team, which had been starving and freezing for several days on the eighteenth plate, had long lost the capital to negotiate. No matter how much unwillingness and unconvincing there are, no matter how much pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info, you can only accept the fate of unconditional surrender.

In the afternoon of the same day, a group of Daqin soldiers armed with swords and bows appeared at the entrance of Wang Mang Gorge.

The first Qi army of 100 people, with bare hands, raised their arms above their heads, shrunk their bodies, and slowly walked out of the eighteen plates. As soon as they reached the pass, a group of soldiers came and shouted orders to the soldiers to untie their belts and tie their hands to each other.

The Qi army was slightly resentful, and it caused the Qin army to be beaten violently, so he had to do it helplessly.

It wasn't until the 100 people were brought down that the captain of the Qin military academy who led the team allowed the next 100 people to come up, and the efficiency was naturally not high. The winter sun had set early again, and it had just received about two thousand, and it was already dark.

Seeing that the progress was so slow, the liaison officer of the Qi State couldn't help but say anxiously: "My lord, why don't you be flexible, what do you think of five hundred at a time?" "More than 200 brothers froze to death last night, and if he doesn't go down the mountain today, I don't know how many robes will be turned into unjust souls, how can he not be in a hurry?

"What time is it?" Captain Qin Guo was not in a hurry at all, and asked with drooping eyelids.

"Go back to your lordship, it's not the end of the time, see if it's ......," the liaison officer said in a low voice.

"It's time to eat, and I'll be here today," but the lieutenant said impatiently, "I'll do it again tomorrow." ”

"My lord, we can't hold it anymore." The liaison officer was so anxious that he was about to kneel down for him, and pleading with a pleading face: "Please be accommodating, then ......."

"It's going to start early tomorrow." Touching his beard, the lieutenant dropped a sentence lightly, and turned to leave.

"Then it's okay to give some food and bedding first......" The liaison officer tried to follow, but was blocked by two bright knives and couldn't enter......

"Dreaming ......"

In Wang Mang Gorge, General Xin Jiazang was sitting behind a sheltered valley, and on the bonfire in front of him, a cast iron helmet was erected, and some kind of delicacy was boiling in the helmet, exuding the aroma of cowhide......

The news in front of the mountain soon came, and General Xin, who had a haggard face, said in a deep voice: "Qin Yutian, it's too much to deceive people!" ”

"Junmen, fight with them!" There is never a shortage of hot-blooded young people in the army.

"Fight?" Xin Jiazang sneered: "If you dare to give this order, believe it or not, those soldiers will dare to twist you and send it to Qin Yutian to beg for a bowl of rice." ”

At this time, the army had no ideals and no ambitions, so it was just a matter of catching husbands and serving as soldiers, and eating food as soldiers. If a general wants to drive such a soldier, he must intimidate him with severe punishment and law, tempt him with money, food, and military exploits, and inspire him with successive victories. Only in this way will the soldiers listen to orders because they are afraid, sell their lives because they are profitable, and follow them because they live without death, all three of which are indispensable.

And among them, the third is the first - ants are still stealing life, not to mention the spirit of all things? If someone dares to let go of life and kill himself, no one will follow. Even if life is extremely humiliating and suffering, it will still be no exception.

The voices of resistance were only a few, and after discovering that there were few responders, they stopped making noise and silently accepted the tragic fate.

Forget it, it's better to die than to live, not to mention that you can still eat leather armor after eating the belt......

The Qi army was looking forward to it, and the Qin army received it slowly, and it was delayed until the tenth day of the first month, and the last batch of troops came out of the eighteenth plate.

Compared to the previous soldiers who were still crumbling on each other's feet, these 100 people were significantly different - not to mention the armor, and everyone could stand and walk out.

As soon as this group of people appeared, Qin Jun, who had been tired for a long time, immediately became energetic, and the captain who was sitting on the chair also stood up, his eyes swept over the soldiers, and said slowly: "Which one is Xin Junmen?" ”

The crowd was in a commotion, and it took a long time to hear a voice: "It's Ben General!" Then an old general in a green robe stood up separately from the left and right.

Looking up and down at this dirty, gray-bearded old man for a while, the captain smiled and said: "Xin Junmen, the prince has a will, you are a marquis general of a country, and you should be treated in accordance with your status." ”

"Hmph," Xin Jiazang dusted off his robe and sneered: "Thank you for your blue eyes, but the old man is a defeated general, and he deserves it, so let's live with the soldiers." ”

"The last general will convey the meaning of the military gate to the upper peak," the lieutenant said with a smile, "but you must follow me until a new order is issued." ”

"You ......" Xin Jiazang said angrily: "What if I don't leave?" ”

"You are also a marquis general, how bad it is to be tied up and entered the city." The lieutenant sneered: "And you officers, follow me above the guerrilla level, and you don't have to go to the prisoner of war camp." ”

The generals looked at the Lord of the Military Gate, and saw Xin Jiazang with a blue face and said: "I want to see Prince Cheng, you go to Tongyu now!" ”

The lieutenant nodded and said, "That's no problem, but left and right are left and right, one yard is one yard, you have to follow me first." When he said this, his tone had already begun to be unkind, and he was obviously a little impatient.

Xin Jiazang knew that it would be humiliating himself, he glanced at the subordinates around him, closed his eyes and sighed: "This battle is unfavorable, it is all the fault of Xin, and it has nothing to do with you." When all the generals heard this, they knelt down together, and said with a smile on their faces: "How dare we shirk the blame for the crime on the military alone?" ”

"I am old and dead, and this is all I can do for you." Shaking his head slowly, Xin Jiazang opened his eyes and said: "Wait for a good listen, just go against the grain, don't act rashly, keep this useful body for me!" With that, he strode with his head held high and followed the lieutenant to leave.

Behind him was the earth-shattering weeping voices of the generals, as if they were saying goodbye......

In the castle of Yokosaka, Prince Cheng stays.

Qin Lei has basically recovered, but the void of his body needs to be slowly recuperated, and he can't cope with the heavy military affairs for a while, so he has to delegate his authority and let a few generals take charge of various departments, and ask His Highness for instructions in case of trouble.

But within two days, the lingering bedside of the Taiwei was miraculously cured overnight. When the chief of the forbidden army appeared in the big tent of the Chinese army, Qin Li had no choice but to hand over the power with interest. But Li Hun said that he was old, and he still let Qin Li be in charge of the daily affairs in the barracks, and he was afraid that he would work too hard, so he sent him a deputy named Li Long......

Although the old lady's behavior of 'picking peaches' is not authentic, in the case that Prince Cheng can't take care of things, he Li Hun came forward to control the generals, which can be regarded as justifiable, and no one can say anything publicly.

But Qin Li is a tough man, and he still insists on reporting to Qin Lei every morning and dusk, never slacking off for a day, but leaving the old lady aside......

After reporting on the daily military affairs, Qin Li cleared his throat and said, "The last batch of prisoners has also arrived in the camp, and you have to come up with a deal with it." ”

"How many?" Shi Dang didn't know where to find a big recliner and spread a thick futon, Qin Lei half lay on it, talking softly to Qin Li.

"More than forty-one thousand." Qin Li said in a deep voice: "Among them, there are still four or five thousand frozen hands and feet, and they are about to be crippled." ”

"That's 10,000 people......" Qin Lei's hands rested on the quilt on his knees, and his left index finger was still wrapped in white gauze, which was the result of Yunsheng's manicure for him yesterday. Looking at the white yarn on his fingers, Qin Lei let out a long sigh and said, "Why are you numb?" ”

"Yes, since the beginning of the war, there have been more than half a million casualties on both sides." Qin Li also sighed: "One general's success is enough for fifty generals to succeed." ”

"Poor and uncertain riverside bones, like people in a spring boudoir dream...... Qin Lei said lightly: "500,000 families are broken, millions of people suffer, and tens of millions of national funds are wasted, this is the price of the success of fifty generals." ”

"Alas......" Qin Li said with a solemn face: "Otherwise, the sage said that the rise and fall of the ages will only be the people." Saying that, he smiled and said: "Fortunately, once this battle is over, it will be able to stop for many years, and it will also give the people a chance to breathe." ”

"And then?" Qin Lei's face was gloomy: "What about ten or eight years from now?" The two sides will rest and fight again? Let fifty more generals succeed? ”

"I said brother, why are you depressed?" Qin Li said strangely: "Is it sick?" Or ......" lowered his voice and said: "Brother and sister are making trouble?" ”

"Neither." Qin Lei wanted to laugh but couldn't, and said with a solemn face: "We can't let this bad cycle repeat again, we must end it in this generation!" ”

"Alas, of course it's good for my brother to have this ambition, but the national strength can't be sustained." Qin Li frowned and said, "If you don't stop for three or five years, how can you prepare the grain and straw, how can you train the recruits well?" ”

"Big brother only sees us," Qin Lei's eyes narrowed slightly, "but I forgot that the opponent is worse than us!" We paraded around the territory of Qi country, they not only soaked in this year's autumn grain, but also took out grain and grass for relief, otherwise the people will be in turmoil, and they won't even think about next year's spring ploughing! ”

Under the agitation of the mood, Qin Lei's hand waved slightly, and his voice became high-pitched: "If we give it time, three years at most, the Qi State can erase this loss; But if we don't give them time, it will always fall into a situation of lack of food and grass, and the people's will will be unstable! As he spoke, he clenched his fists and said, "At that time, how could we talk about morale?" ”

The eldest prince listened quietly, and when Qin Lei was finished, he said slowly: "According to your meaning, this battle will continue?" ”

"Hit! Why not? Qin Lei coughed a few times, his face was slightly red, and his eyes lit up: "Now the two passes in the north and south are in our hands, just like the two pincers of a crab, facing the belly of Qi Guo, you can clip it as you want, and you can clip it whenever you want!" ”

Qin Li's blood was also boiled by what he said, and he slapped his hands fiercely and said, "That's right! We have Xiongguan as our backing, as long as we use elite cavalry to attack Qi frequently, we can keep it from living in peace, and the national strength cannot be restored! After our soldiers are sufficient, we can divide the army into north and south, and the battle will be decided! ”

"Not bad." Qin Lei nodded excitedly and said, "The key is to attack ruthlessly, and it is best to march once a year in summer and autumn." ”

"I like this!" Qin Li laughed loudly and said loudly: "When the time comes, I will personally lead the team, brother, don't rob me." ”

"No, I'm not interested in burning, killing, looting." Qin Lei smiled and said, "But don't be too happy, if you want to achieve this goal, there must be two conditions." ”

"I know that one is that the State of Chu does not interfere in this matter." Qin Li smiled and asked, "But what is the second one?" ”

"The second one depends on Zhao Wuyi's ......" Qin Lei leaned back in his chair and said softly: "Go and ask Xin Jiazang, see what kind of ghost that guy is doing, it is impossible to really vomit blood and die, right?" As he spoke, he closed his eyes tiredly, obviously out of energy.

"You don't see him anymore?" Seeing that Qin Lei was tired, Qin Li got up and said.

"No, just ask." Qin Lei shook his head slowly and said, "It's better not to see people for the time being." ”

Only then did Qin Li realize that after saying these words, Qin Lei's face turned pale, and sweat was faintly visible on his forehead. "Okay, you'll go back to Huguan early tomorrow morning and recuperate there for a while."

Qin Lei nodded and did not speak again.

Early the next morning, the black-clothed guard drove a large car to the gate of the small courtyard.

Yun Sheng was still dressed in men's clothes, and slowly walked out of the house with Qin Lei in her arms. Seeing such a strange carriage, Qin Lei chuckled: "This is a forage cart, right?" ”

"Well," Shi Kang said embarrassedly, "there is nothing in this ravine, so we can only build a wooden shed on our board car." The prince will make do with it, anyway, the road is not long, and it will be replaced when it arrives at Huguan. ”

"I'm not a poor person." Qin Lei shook his head and smiled: "What's more, it's really good, it's quite strong." ”

"There's also a shock on the axle." Shi Meng smiled and said: "The craftsmanship of the special battalion, the prince is satisfied." With that, he opened the car door, and a wave of heat hit his face.

"Yo, you're very careful." With the support of the two, Qin Lei got into the car with a smile and scolded with a smile: "But as for putting four braziers, do you want to roast me dry?" ”

"Aren't you thinking about the beginning of the prince's recovery from a serious illness, and he can't stand the cold." Shi Meng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a sneer: "Let's withdraw the two." ”

"Just keep one, waste!" Qin Lei coughed and said, "Also, the chickens and dogs outside the car are broken, it's really ugly!" ”

"Oh," Shi Meng scratched his head and smiled, "That's it." He said with a smile: "Since you want to keep a low profile, then our Jingshan Army will not be the queen, right?" ”

"Yes," Qin Lei smiled slightly: "Since the old lady has recovered, I won't rob him, let's go first." "The unwritten rule of the Great Qin army is that when retreating, the deputy marshal opens the way, and the commander of the palace has the intention of protecting the whole army...... On the way out of Shangjing, Qin Lei was the last.

Because some carts and other baggage were very important, the special battalion of the Jingshan Army was arranged at the front of the team, and after the black-armored cavalry who opened the road passed, it was their turn.

Eighteen Pan is an ancient plank road opened on the cliff of Wang Mang Gorge, which is said to have been built in the Tang Dynasty at the earliest, and later destroyed in the war between Qin and Qi, and rebuilt. But the appearance has not changed much, it is still a cliff and a cliff on the other side of the nine-foot plank road, the only difference is that there are more stone piles with iron chains on the abyss side of the mountain road, so that pedestrians can feel at ease.

The soldiers covered the eyes of the horses with black cloths, and carefully dragged the horses on the mountain road, and the north wind in the valley whimpered and howled, blowing the soldiers' cheeks with pain. The war horse snorted uneasily, and from time to time kicked the pebbles on the road into the abyss, making a terrible noise, and the soldiers couldn't help but be more careful.

The speed of travel can be imagined......

Qin Lei's car waited in the valley and did not move until noon. He didn't say anything, but Yunshang couldn't stay any longer, jumped out of the carriage to check in front, and said crisply when he came back: "The road is too narrow, and the line ahead is slower than a snail." ”

Qin Lei nodded, and said boredly: "It's really annoying, what does Xiao Yunshang have to say?" ”

With a roll of her eyes, Yun Shangjiao smiled: "Why don't I carry you over?" ”

"Well...... this" Qin Lei really didn't want to wait any longer, and thought for a while: "Let Shi dare to come, his shoulders are wide and high, and he is more comfortable." ”

Yunshang giggled and said, "Obey, my lord." So he went and summoned Shi Dang.

The convoy on the eighteen plates moved slowly, and the drivers and soldiers complained and shouted loudly, and the scene was very noisy. Suddenly, the soldiers saw the chief of the prince's guard, carrying a humanoid object wrapped in a quilt, ascending the eighteen pans of the mountain road.

A veteran quipped: "Master Shi, which one are you carrying?" It can't be your daughter-in-law, right? ”

When Shi Dang heard this fire, he was about to attack, but he was twisted by Qin Lei in the bed, so he had to give up.

But Shi Meng saw the clue and scolded angrily: "Hu Laosan, Master Shi is also something you can tease?" Talk nonsense again and rip your mouth out. That Hu Laosan was already a soldier, and he was not afraid when he heard the adult, so he gently slapped himself and said: "Don't say it, I won't compensate Lord Shi." ”

Shi Dang ignored him, and just buried his head and walked forward.

"Get out of the way, don't be next to Lord Shi." Shi Meng shouted roughly, and the coachmen and soldiers of the special battalion flashed aside one after another, giving Shi Dang the way out.

Zhao Shi bared his teeth and smiled, Shi Dang lowered his head and carried the prince on his back, and walked quickly through the four-mile-long mountain road of eighteen plates.

Yunshang followed closely behind, supporting Qin Lei's ...... buttocks, until he got out of this mountain road hanging halfway up the mountainside, he said: "Come down and rest, I'll go find a car." ”

Walking this mountain road with one hundred and sixty or seventy pounds on his back, Shi Dang was also tired enough, and gasped: "Master, let's thank you." Then I heard Qin Lei mosquito chirping: "When I am a sack, it will be." Shi Dang nodded, and with the help of Yun Shang, he put Qin Lei on the big stone on the side of the road.

Wiping his sweat, Shi Dang gasped and said, "Niangniang is with the prince, I'll go find the car." ”

Yunshang nodded and whispered, "There is Brother Lao Shi." ”

After a while, Shi Kang came back and whispered, "There is a car." He carried Qin Lei out of this rugged mountain road, and as soon as he reached the spacious area, he sent him to a magnificent two-horse carriage.

Shi Dang carefully lifted the quilt at this time, but when he saw that the prince was sweating profusely, he couldn't help but be surprised: "What's the matter?" Are you seriously ill again? ”

"Covered by a quilt." Qin Lei said angrily: "What eyes? Saying Shi Kang, his eyes were stunned first, looking at the four walls of this carriage wrapped with dark green velvet, the ground was covered with jacquard carpets, the bed, seats and small machines were all made of golden silk nan wood, and even the furnishings were all antique jade, extremely precious, and it was an unprecedented luxury.

While lying in the car, Qin Lei said lightly: "Where did this car come from?" It seems to be more generous than His Majesty's Luanyu? ”

Shi Dang smiled and said: "It's a coincidence, I happened to meet Gou Ji who came back from Huguan, and brought Marshal Zhendong's car." ”

"So Xu Xu is also in Guanli?" Qin Lei said in a muffled voice.

"I heard that most of the Qi army appeared in the eighteenth plate, so Xu Shuai moved to the pot pass." Shi Dang said softly.

"Shuo Rat, Shuo Mouse," Qin Lei closed his eyes and whispered, "I don't eat my millet ......"

Hearing that the prince was emotional, Shi Dang asked in a low voice: "I heard that Marshal Xu is waiting three miles away, does the prince want to see him?" ”

"Nonsense." Qin Lei rolled his eyes and said: "He is a prince, we dragon cross the river, can we not worship the dock?" ”

Xu Xu is the eldest of the three princes of the Xu family, just in his early fifties, born short and lean, and his beard is very neatly trimmed, giving people the feeling of immortality. It's just that the marshal's armor on his body is too new, and his boots are spotless, and he seems to cherish his appearance too much, which is his first impression of Qin Lei.

Qin Lei looked at him, and Xu Xu was also peeking at the young man in front of him,...... Looking at the twenty times, his face was thin and angular, the heavenly court was full, the bridge of his nose was high, and although his face had a faint sickly look, a pair of eagle eyes were shining, indicating that this person had recovered from his weak state...... Saying that, Fang had just been covered by the quilt all the way, and he was sweating profusely, and Qin Lei suddenly felt much lighter on his body. It can be regarded as an unintentional willow insertion.

Xu Xu looked at Qin Lei, he could hardly imagine that such a young prince could turn the tide and fall immediately, defeat Baisheng Gong in an extremely disadvantageous situation, and kill seven in and seven out in the vast territory of Qi State, and finally besieged the capital, forcing Qi State to sign an alliance under the city and send 200,000 troops out of the country. Oh yes, on the way back, he easily destroyed the 50,000 Qi army that confronted Huguankou, and captured the Castle of Yokosaka, which had been in front of him for decades.

When one of these things happens, you can say it's a miracle, but when it happens all together, you have to call it magical.

After a brief eye exchange, the two determined their respective positions, Xu Ji knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "Knock on the prince." ”

"Boss, please get up." Qin Lei smiled softly and said, "Shi Kang, you help me help the handsome man up." He said in a warm voice: "Lonely's body is sick, but it is rude." ”

Xu Xucheng said in fear: "The prince must not kill the last general. After Qin Lei gave him a seat, he got up and sat down on the brocade pier.

Qin Lei smiled enthusiastically: "You're welcome, King Gu and the two old men are both old friends, and they have been friends with the marshal for a long time." ”

"It's the honor of the last general," Xu Xu wanted to smile and flatter, but his face froze nervously, and he couldn't laugh at all, so he laughed astringently: "There is something that must be told to the prince first......

"What's the matter?" Qin Lei smiled and said, "Why do you make Dashuai so nervous? ”

"There are rumors...... Your Majesty has hunted in the east. ”